Microsoft Graveyard lists all the deprecated Microsoft products, but it could be inaccurate. Here’s why

The project is open-source and it’s not affiliated with Microsoft.

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Published onJanuary 29, 2024

published onJanuary 29, 2024

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If you’ve been wondering where the Microsoft products go once they’re deprecated, we have an answer: Microsoft Graveyard.

Spotted by folks over at Neowin,Microsoft Graveyardis a designated open-source space for all the software, apps, and products Microsoft has deprecated since its inception.

According to the project’s official site, Microsoft Graveyard is an open-source project, meaning everyone fascinated by the deprecation of Microsoft products can join and contribute their input.

Microsoft Graveyard is the virtual graveyard for all products killed by Microsoft; a free and open source collection of dead Microsoft products built by a passionate and nostalgic community. Our objective as a community is to provide factual, historic information for the products listed here. If something is missing, inaccurate, or you have a suggestion, visit and contribute to theproject on GitHub.

The project is not affiliated with Microsoft, and the founders behind it say that it is heavily influenced by another similar independent project called Killed by Google. We don’t have to explain that one as the name speaks for itself. The two projects are very similar in design, easy to follow, and will get visitors acquitted with every project deprecated by Microsoft.

For instance, Microsoft Graveyard added the recently deprecatedWindows Mixed RealityandCortanato the opening page.

Microsoft Graveyard: Is it necessary?

The project is a comprehensive list of all the products Microsoft has deprecated so far, plus, and this is the plot twist, the upcoming projects, services, and apps the Redmond-based tech giant will deprecate in the following months.

As you can see in the image below, Microsoft Graveyard shows an insight into the upcoming products to be deprecated up to July 2026, more than 2 years from now.

The project displays a description below each item, the date of deprecation, and a link to more details about the project, software, or app.

However, there is an important question: Microsoft already has a dedicated page for deprecated products, so is this project necessary? The list of Windows 11 deprecated software can be foundhere, and the list is more than comprehensive: it offers users everything they need to know to prepare for the deprecation.

Microsoft Graveyard, while an intriguing project, is just an encyclopedia of the deprecated Microsoft products. Plus, its open-source quality makes it vulnerable to faulty edits, and the spread of false information, as the project is not affiliated with Microsoft, so it can be edited at will.

The founders behind the project say that the goal is to provide objective information, however, some of the information could end up being inaccurate and could confuse those who are interested in the topic.

So, in the end, people should be careful, and verify information from official sources, first.

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